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Note also that the job is submitted to the generic queue SYS$BATCH, but runs on the execution queue ZOO_BATCH.

UTLTOOLS TOUCH

Touches one or more files by changing their modification date and time.

Format

UTLTOOLS TOUCH filespec[,...]

Parameters

filespec[,...]

Specifies one or more files to have their modification date and time updated.

Qualifiers

/BACKUP

Modifies the time value specified with the /BEFORE or /SINCE qualifier. /BACKUP selects files according to the dates of their most recent backups. This qualifier is incompatible with the other qualifiers that also allow you to select files according to time attributes: /CREATED, /EXPIRED and /MODIFIED. If you specify none of these four time qualifiers, the default is /CREATED.

/BEFORE[=time]

Selects only those files dated prior to the specified time. You can specify time as an absolute time, as a combination of absolute and delta times, or as one of the following keywords: TODAY (default), TOMORROW, or YESTERDAY. Specify one of the following qualifiers with /BEFORE to indicate the time attribute to be used as the basis for selection: /BACKUP, /CREATED (default), /EXPIRED or /MODIFIED.

See the OpenVMS DCL Concepts Manual for complete information on specifying time values.

/BY_OWNER[=uic]

Selects only those files whose owner user identification code (UIC) matches the specified owner UIC. The default UIC is that of the current process.

Specify the UIC using standard UIC format as described in the OpenVMS DCL Concepts Manual.

/CONFIRM

/NOCONFIRM (default)

Controls whether a request is issued before each touch operation to confirm that the operation should be performed on that file. The following responses are valid: 


     YES      NO       QUIT 
     TRUE     FALSE    [Ctrl/Z]
     1        0        ALL 
              [Return]

You can use any combination of uppercase and lowercase letters for word responses. Word responses can be abbreviated to one or more letters (for example, T, TR, or TRU for TRUE), but these abbreviations must be unique. Affirmative answers are YES, TRUE, and 1. Negative answers include: NO, FALSE, 0, and pressing the Return key. Entering QUIT or pressing Ctrl/Z indicates that you want to stop processing the command at that point. When you respond by entering ALL, the command continues to process, but no further prompts are given. If you type a response other than one of those in the list, DCL issues an error message and redisplays the prompt.

/CONTEXT=(keyword=value,,,)

Specifies the context in which the command should execute.

By default the current context is assumed.

See the UTLTOOLS FETCH SUBCONTEXT command for more details about the keywords and their values.

/CREATED

Modifies the time value specified with the /BEFORE or /SINCE qualifier. /CREATED selects files based on their dates of creation. This qualifier is incompatible with the other qualifiers that also allow you to select files according to time attributes: /BACKUP, /EXPIRED and /MODIFIED. If you specify none of these four time qualifiers, the default is /CREATED.

/EXCLUDE=(file-spec[,...])

Excludes the specified files from the touch operation. You can include a directory but not a device in the file specification. Wildcard characters are allowed in the file specification. However, you cannot use relative version numbers to exclude a specific version. If you provide only one file specification, you can omit the parentheses.

/EXPIRED

Modifies the time value specified with the /BEFORE or /SINCE qualifier. /EXPIRED selects files according to their expiration dates. (The expiration date is set with the SET SECURITY/EXPIRED command.) The /EXPIRED qualifier is incompatible with the other qualifiers that also allow you to select files according to time attributes: /BACKUP, /CREATED and /MODIFIED. If you specify none of these four time qualifiers, the default is /CREATED.

/IF_CREATE

/NOIF_CREATE (Default)

Indicates whether a file should be created if it is not present and didn't have any wildcards in its specification.

By default, an error is generated if a file to be touched is not present.

An error is always generated when a file is not present and it has wildcards in its specification.

/LOG[=(option[,...]) (default)

/NOLOG

Outputs messages to the output file depending upon the option(s) specified.

The following log options are available:
Option Meaning
[NO]ALL Log all information. This is the default action.
[NO]ERROR Log errors.
[NO]NONE Don't log any information. This is the equivalent to /NOLOG.
[NO]NOTFOUND Log files that were not found.
[NO]SUCCESS Log files that were touched.

/MODIFIED

Modifies the time value specified with the /BEFORE or /SINCE qualifier. /MODIFIED selects files according to the dates on which they were last modified. This qualifier is incompatible with the other qualifiers that also allow you to select files according to time attributes: /BACKUP, /CREATED and /EXPIRED. If you specify none of these four time modifiers, the default is /CREATED.

/SELECT=(keyword[,...])

Allows you to select files based on a number of criteria. Choose one of the following keywords:
ACL
NOACL 		Selects files that have an associated ACL or files that do not (NOACL keyword).
ATTRIBUTES=(option[,...]) Selects files which have particular attributes. The following options are supported:
Option Description
[NO]BACKUP Selects files which have backups enabled (BACKUP) or disabled (NOBACKUP)
LRL=MAXIMUM=size Selects files which have a longest record size less than or equal to the specified value.
LRL=MINIMUM=size Selects files which have a longest record size greater than or equal to the specified value.
ORG=type Selects files which have the specified organization. Valid organizations include:
  • DIRECT
  • INDEXED
  • RELATIVE
  • SEQUENTIAL
RFM=type Selects files which have the specified record format. Valid record formats include:
  • STREAM
  • STREAMCR
  • STREAMLF
  • UNDEFINED
  • VARIABLE
  • VFC
FILE=(option[,...]) Selects portions of the file specification for display purposes. The /SELECT=FILE qualifier is used to turn off specific portions by explicit or implicit specification of the options. Possible options are:
  • [NO]NODE
  • [NO]DEVICE
  • [NO]DIRECTORY
  • [NO]NAME
  • [NO]TYPE
  • [NO]VERSION

/SELECT=FILE qualifier cannot be used with the /FULL qualifier.

ONLINE
NOONLINE 		Selects files that are online or shelved.
PRESHELVED
NOPRESHELVED 		Selects files that are preshelved or not preshelved.
SHELVABLE
NOSHELVABLE 		Selects files that are shelvable or not shelvable.
SIZE=(option[,...]) Selects files according to their size. Possible options are:
Option Description
MAXIMUM=n Selects files that have fewer blocks than the value of n, which defaults to 1,073,741,823. Use with MINIMUM=n to specify a size range for files to be selected.
MINIMUM=n Selects files that have blocks equal to or greater than the value of n. Use with MAXIMUM=n to specify a size range for files to be selected.
(MINIMUM=n, MAXIMUM=n) Selects files whose block size falls within the specified MINIMUM and MAXIMUM range.

/SINCE=[time]

Selects only those files dated after the specified time. You can specify time as an absolute time, a combination of absolute and delta times, or as one of the following keywords: TODAY (default), TOMORROW, or YESTERDAY. Specify one of the following qualifiers with /BEFORE to indicate the time attribute to be used as the basis for selection: /BACKUP, /CREATED (default), /EXPIRED or /MODIFIED.

See the OpenVMS DCL Concepts Manual for complete information on specifying time values.

/SUBCONTEXT=(keyword=value,,,)

Specifies the various alternative directories which may be checked for files to be touched.

By default the directories are those associated with the application.

Specifies the subcontext in which the command or commands within a subcontext block should execute.

See the UTLTOOLS FETCH SUBCONTEXT command for more details about the keywords and their values.

By default the directories are those associated with the application.

Examples

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$ DO TOUCH FIN_SFT_DIR:*.RBF

Cause the modification date and time of all the .RBF files in the FIN_SFT_DIR: directory to be updates to the current system date and time.

UTLTOOLS TYPE

Displays the contents of a file or group of files on the current output device.

Format

UTLTOOLS TYPE filespec[,...]

Parameter

filespec[,...]

Specifies the name of an existing file to be displayed. The asterisk (*) and the percent sign (%) wildcard characters are allowed. If you do not specify the device or directory, the UTLTOOLS TYPE command uses your current default device and directory.

Description

This command is similar to the DCL TYPE command with the addition of some extra qualifiers.

The command is the equivalent of the UTLTOOLS COPY/SEQUENTIAL command, which forces appropriate conversion to sequential format. This has the useful feature that using the UTLTOOLS TYPE command on a GZIPped file (i.e. one that has a file type ending in GZ), displays the decompressed contents of the file.

Qualifiers

/BACKUP

Modifies the time value specified with the /BEFORE or /SINCE qualifier. /BACKUP selects files according to the dates of their most recent backups. This qualifier is incompatible with the other qualifiers that also allow you to select files according to time attributes: /CREATED, /EXPIRED and /MODIFIED. If you specify none of these four time qualifiers, the default is /CREATED.

/BEFORE[=time]

Selects only those files dated prior to the specified time. You can specify time as an absolute time, as a combination of absolute and delta times, or as one of the following keywords: TODAY (default), TOMORROW, or YESTERDAY. Specify one of the following qualifiers with /BEFORE to indicate the time attribute to be used as the basis for selection: /BACKUP, /CREATED (default), /EXPIRED or /MODIFIED.

See the OpenVMS DCL Concepts Manual for complete information on specifying time values.

/BY_OWNER[=uic]

Selects only those files whose owner user identification code (UIC) matches the specified owner UIC. The default UIC is that of the current process.

Specify the UIC using standard UIC format as described in the OpenVMS DCL Concepts Manual.

/CONFIRM

/NOCONFIRM (default)

Controls whether a request is issued before each type operation to confirm that the operation should be performed on that file. The following responses are valid: 


     YES      NO       QUIT 
     TRUE     FALSE    [Ctrl/Z]
     1        0        ALL 
              [Return]

You can use any combination of uppercase and lowercase letters for word responses. Word responses can be abbreviated to one or more letters (for example, T, TR, or TRU for TRUE), but these abbreviations must be unique. Affirmative answers are YES, TRUE, and 1. Negative answers include: NO, FALSE, 0, and pressing the Return key. Entering QUIT or pressing Ctrl/Z indicates that you want to stop processing the command at that point. When you respond by entering ALL, the command continues to process, but no further prompts are given. If you type a response other than one of those in the list, DCL issues an error message and redisplays the prompt.

/CREATED

Modifies the time value specified with the /BEFORE or /SINCE qualifier. /CREATED selects files based on their dates of creation. This qualifier is incompatible with the other qualifiers that also allow you to select files according to time attributes: /BACKUP, /EXPIRED and /MODIFIED. If you specify none of these four time qualifiers, the default is /CREATED.

/EXCLUDE=(file-spec[,...])

Excludes the specified files from the type operation. You can include a directory but not a device in the file specification. Wildcard characters are allowed in the file specification. However, you cannot use relative version numbers to exclude a specific version. If you provide only one file specification, you can omit the parentheses.

/EXPIRED

Modifies the time value specified with the /BEFORE or /SINCE qualifier. /EXPIRED selects files according to their expiration dates. (The expiration date is set with the SET SECURITY/EXPIRED command.) The /EXPIRED qualifier is incompatible with the other qualifiers that also allow you to select files according to time attributes: /BACKUP, /CREATED and /MODIFIED. If you specify none of these four time qualifiers, the default is /CREATED.

/LOG[=(option[,...]) (default)

/NOLOG

Outputs messages to the output file depending upon the option(s) specified.

The following log options are available:
Option Meaning
[NO]ALL Log all information. This is the default action.
[NO]ERROR Log errors.
[NO]NONE Don't log any information. This is the equivalent to /NOLOG.
[NO]NOTFOUND Log files that were not found.
[NO]SUCCESS Log files that were displayed.

/MODIFIED

Modifies the time value specified with the /BEFORE or /SINCE qualifier. /MODIFIED selects files according to the dates on which they were last modified. This qualifier is incompatible with the other qualifiers that also allow you to select files according to time attributes: /BACKUP, /CREATED and /EXPIRED. If you specify none of these four time modifiers, the default is /CREATED.

/OUTPUT[=output-file-spec]

/NOOUTPUT

Specifies the output file specification for the command.

By default, /OUTPUT=SYS$OUTPUT is assumed. The /NOOUTPUT qualifier means that no output will be produced by the command.

/SELECT=(keyword[,...])

Allows you to select files based on a number of criteria. Choose one of the following keywords:
ACL
NOACL 		Selects files that have an associated ACL or files that do not (NOACL keyword).
ATTRIBUTES=(option[,...]) Selects files which have particular attributes. The following options are supported:
Option Description
[NO]BACKUP Selects files which have backups enabled (BACKUP) or disabled (NOBACKUP)
LRL=MAXIMUM=size Selects files which have a longest record size less than or equal to the specified value.
LRL=MINIMUM=size Selects files which have a longest record size greater than or equal to the specified value.
ORG=type Selects files which have the specified organization. Valid organizations include:
  • DIRECT
  • INDEXED
  • RELATIVE
  • SEQUENTIAL
RFM=type Selects files which have the specified record format. Valid record formats include:
  • STREAM
  • STREAMCR
  • STREAMLF
  • UNDEFINED
  • VARIABLE
  • VFC
FILE=(option[,...]) Selects portions of the file specification for display purposes. The /SELECT=FILE qualifier is used to turn off specific portions by explicit or implicit specification of the options. Possible options are:
  • [NO]NODE
  • [NO]DEVICE
  • [NO]DIRECTORY
  • [NO]NAME
  • [NO]TYPE
  • [NO]VERSION

/SELECT=FILE qualifier cannot be used with the /FULL qualifier.

ONLINE
NOONLINE 		Selects files that are online or shelved.
PRESHELVED
NOPRESHELVED 		Selects files that are preshelved or not preshelved.
SHELVABLE
NOSHELVABLE 		Selects files that are shelvable or not shelvable.
SIZE=(option[,...]) Selects files according to their size. Possible options are:
Option Description
MAXIMUM=n Selects files that have fewer blocks than the value of n, which defaults to 1,073,741,823. Use with MINIMUM=n to specify a size range for files to be selected.
MINIMUM=n Selects files that have blocks equal to or greater than the value of n. Use with MAXIMUM=n to specify a size range for files to be selected.
(MINIMUM=n, MAXIMUM=n) Selects files whose block size falls within the specified MINIMUM and MAXIMUM range.

/SINCE=[time]

Selects only those files dated after the specified time. You can specify time as an absolute time, a combination of absolute and delta times, or as one of the following keywords: TODAY (default), TOMORROW, or YESTERDAY. Specify one of the following qualifiers with /BEFORE to indicate the time attribute to be used as the basis for selection: /BACKUP, /CREATED (default), /EXPIRED or /MODIFIED.

See the OpenVMS DCL Concepts Manual for complete information on specifying time values.

Examples

#1 

$ UTLTOOLS TYPE *ABC*.*

Displays the contents of all files matching the wildcard name *ABC*.*.

UTLTOOLS VALIDATE/CHECK_DIGIT

Validates the check digit of a number.

Format

UTLTOOLS VALIDATE/CHECK_DIGIT number

Parameters

number

The number of which to validate the check digit.

Description

The UTLTOOLS VALIDATE/CHECK_DIGIT command validates the check digit of a number and displays the original number and an indication of whether the check digit is valid.

Qualifiers

/GLOBAL

Specifies that the symbol be placed in the global symbol table. If you do not specify the /GLOBAL qualifier, the symbol is placed in the local symbol table.

/LOCAL (Default)

Specifies that the symbol be placed in the local symbol table for the current command procedure.

/SYMBOL=symbol-name

/NOSYMBOL (default)

Specifies the name of a symbol to which the resultant number without the check digit is written.

By default, no symbol is written.

Examples

#1 

$ UTLTOOLS VALIDATE/CHECK_DIGIT 19318
  Number_CD = 193185, OK = 1

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